Actor Siddique granted temporary bail by Supreme Court in a rape case, but faces potential arrest if bail is rejected later. State has 2 weeks to respond.

Supreme Court grants Malayalam actor Siddique two-week protection from arrest in sexual assault case, amid controversy in film industry.

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notices to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought their replies within two weeks.

A two-judge Bench issued notice to the Kerala government and the victim in the case during the hearing of a plea by Siddique. The apex court also asked about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.

The Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to actor Siddique in a rape case, directing him to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. The court's decision follows a plea challenging the denial of anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court.

Actor Siddique, who has been accused of raping an actress in 2016, had challenged a September 24 Kerala High Court order dismissing his bail plea.

The Kerala High Court had denied Siddique anticipatory bail saying that the available evidence suggested his involvement in the matter.

At the outset, the top court asked senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the victim, about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.

The Supreme Court of India granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case. This decision came after Siddique's plea challenging a Kerala High Court order denying him anticipatory bail.

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